Gareth,all the best mate outstanding pro always gave 110%.I took my partner to a game in Czech republic a couple of years ago against Ireland. I told her to watch Gareth and how he cleans up all the danger and his fearless dedication to his Country.She was amazed at how he did his job and was outstanding in that match.

Many of us had reservations when we signed GMac because of his age but he proved us all wrong with years of outstanding service.

My Ipswich supporting mate still hates us for nicking GMac off them, says it all really, model Pro and quality player. As someone else suggested one of the best senses of position I have seen at the Albion.

Forss is interesting and as such typifies a) The sheer quantity of players that come through the academy b) The general standard of the academy and c) The dilemmas that face the club.

Forss left without any fanfare even fans like myself who try to keep tabs on what is happening in the academy were hardly aware of his departure. I do remember him signing for Brentford "B" and thinking for a moment rubbish we just dropped one there not because I had seen a lot of him but merely Brentford are really good at picking up discarded talent. I gave it no more thought until I saw Baggies post.

He is 20 and he is highly regarded at Brentford having played for their first team at the back end of last season so it is no real surprise he doing well at Wimbledon in the league below.

However at the time of his release Tyler Roberts was ahead of him Jamie Soule Ray Tulloch and Barrie were in the age groups behind him not to mention Calum Morton who was highly regarded but whose development has been hampered by injury. We are producing players at a rate we simply can't hope to accomodate regardless of how well we manage the pathways into the 1st team.

Carlos Vela is the runaway MVP of MLS. Hodgson brought him in on loan from Arsenal in 2010-11. He made 8 appearances for the Albion and scored 2 goals, one against Wolves. His club, LAFC, are all the rage in Los Angeles.